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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath County School District’s food services director has received the OSU Extension Service Cooperator Award for his work in procuring local foods for school cafeterias, promoting nutrition education, and helping to secure more than $200,000 in federal and state grants for Farm to School programs.
Read MoreThe Keno Elementary School student and his classmates were among more than 4,000 students treated to locally grown, organic potatoes this month during “Feed A Farmer” events in Klamath County School District cafeterias. The event, designed to teach youth about their food and who grows it for them, invited area growers into the schools to “talk potatoes” with students during lunch.
Read MoreDid you get your crunch on?
The countdown came over the intercom at Henley Elementary School as students got ready to bite into their Oregon-grown apples: “Three, two, one … crunch!”
Read MoreExpect to see more fresh produce and locally grown food in Klamath County School District cafeterias.
The school district, in partnership with Oregon State University-Klamath Basin Research & Extension Service, has been awarded a competitive $96,538 USDA implementation grant for its Farm-to-School program. The goal of the two-year project is to strengthen the supply chain with area farmers and producers so more students can experience locally grown foods in their school cafeterias.
Read MoreIn celebration of National Farm-to-School month, students at Sage Community School, Bonanza, Chiloquin, Malin, Merrill, Shasta, Stearns, Henley, Pelican and Conger elementary schools will “Crunch at Once” at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 30 by simultaneously biting into an Oregon-grown apple.
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